A relationship needs love to sustain itself and money should be a secondary matter. So Bewakoofiyan preaches. The one-liner of a story is more suited for a 22-minute long sitcom. Instead director Nupur Asthana and writer Habib Faisal take two hours to track the highs and lows in the relationship of two twentysomething youngsters - Mohit (Ayushmann Khurrana) and Myra (Sonam Kapoor) - whose romance hits a hurdle in time of recession.

He is a marketing executive at an airline company, while she occupies a senior position at a bank. Their romance itself is listless. Shop, dine at fancy places, party and holiday seems to be the routine. Her spendthrift ways and his swanky lifestyle comes courtesy credit cards. To remind viewers that this is an urban-contemporary romance, Myra earns more than Mohit. That doesn't seem to hurt Mohit's ego or brew trouble in their love life.

Instead their frothy romance is disrupted when Myra's father, VK Sehgal (Rishi Kapoor), a retired safari suit-clad government servant, disapproves of Mohit. Among his list of grievances is that he doesn't earn enough. Myra believes "All You Need is Love", while her father's preferred anthem is "Money Money Money". Just when Mohit is trying hard to win approval from Myra's "Bloody Osama"-like dad, he loses his job.

You know where this is headed. Mohit and Myra's bubble breaks as money starts dwindling and soon they have parted ways. Instead Bewakoofiyaan drags to show Mohit and VK Sehgal bonding over Mr Sehgal's career aspirations after 60. Sonam Kapoor makes little impact with an underwritten character of a devoted girlfriend with love for designer shoes. Rishi Kapoor's job is to provide comic relief which he unsuccessfully does by essaying the role of a strict father who is always hurling insults at his daughter's beau.

The film rushes through what would have been more interesting matters: Mohit being financially dependent on Myra, his unemployed status and a troubled relationship. Bewakoofiyaan also doesn't appeal because it presents a colourless portrait of the coupling itself. There is little that makes them interesting or likeable.

A romantic-comedy, the unfortunately titled Bewakoofiyaan offers a jaded romance and few laughs. Asthana's debut, Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge, had endearing characters, sizeable humour quotient and a decent soundtrack. All are missing in Bewakoofiyaan.